Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 June 09

(Go on for sample images, on-line analysis result, and monthly lunar almanac)


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez & Vladimir Abramenko
Weather: High clouds
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -71.3 degree
Sun set: 02:54 UT
Moon rise: 21:47 UT
Moon set: 09:16 UT
Sun rise: 12:40 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1500 ms
ES Exposure: 30000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jun09/

Observing Notes:

Bright background



Sample Lunar Images on June 09, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.00 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for June 09, 2003

Intensity vs. time Intensity vs. airmass [A*]


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0289501; airmass absorptivity: -0.265710
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0266340; airmass absorptivity: -0.259519
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 1.19968; airmass absorptivity: 0.224168

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.24552, 1.23820, Stddev: 1.28084, 1.27875; Calc. [A*]: 1.06155


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